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Rhyolite has probably been around as long as Earth has, or about 4.6 billion years.
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Which is an igenous rock limestone rhyolite slate or shale?
Rhyolite.
Does rhyolite have a more mafic composition than basalt?
Rhyolite is not a mafic rock, but a felsic rock, high in silicates, and similar to granite in composition.
Are scoria and rhyolite the same in mineral composition?
Rhyolite is a rock type that is categorized by mineral composition. Scoria is a textural rock type. Like, Rhyolite can be smooth, or it can be scoria (sharper, bumpier, lots of vesicles).Think of it as a rock adjective.
Which rock is most felsic out of rhyolite andesite and basalt?
Of these Rhyolite has the highest silica content.
What is the hardness of rhyolite?
depends a rock made from lava is an igneous rock.
Is Rhyolite Porphyry an intrusive or extrusive rock?
Rhyolite is a felsic volcanic rock.
How does the rock rhyolite form?
Lava that has been cooled down into solid rock.
Is rhyolite a metamorphic rock?
No. Rhyolite is an extrusive igneous rock.
Is rhyolite monomineralic or polymineralic?
polymineralic igneous rock!
How old is rhyolite rock?
Rhyolite can be any age.
Is rhyolite an polymerization sedimentary rock?
No, rhyolite is a silica-rich volcanic or igneous rock.
Which is an igenous rock limestone rhyolite slate or shale?
Rhyolite.
How is rhyolite categorized?
Rhyolite is a felsic extrusive igneous rock.
How do you determine whether a rock is a rhyolite or an andesite?
The composition of the rock will determine whether it is a rhyolite or an andesite.
What is definition of the word rhyolite?
Rhyolite is an igneous, black volcanic rock.
Is rhyolite a rock or mineral?
It is a volcanic rock.
What kind of rock is a rhylite rock?
Rhyolite is an igneous rock.
